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Belizan Farmers Protect Forests and Monkeys

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013
  • By Matt Binder
The World

Matt Binder reports on a new sanctuary for howler moneys, run by subsistence farmers in the Central American country of Belize. The trees in the sanctuary have helped stem soil erosion, and the large population of monkeys has helped bring tourist dollars to the area.

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